Where does “mlâo” come from?

mlâo (Rade) comes from Proto-Chamic *balɔw, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu — widow.

mlâo (Rade): body hair

Definitions

  1. body hair

Ancestry of “mlâo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Chamic*balɔw—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baluwidow
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu →Every word from Proto-Chamic *balɔw →
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